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WhatΤίgood is it,ὄφελοςmy brothers,ἀδελφοί μουifἐὰνsomeoneτιςsaysλέγῃhe hasἔχεινfaithπίστινbutδὲdoes notμὴhaveἔχῃworks?ἔργαThat faithἡ πίστιςcannotμὴ δύναταιsaveσῶσαιhim,αὐτόνcan it?
James 2:14
Study it in the app“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? That faith cannot save him, can it?”
James: faith without deeds is deadFaith
With the Greek beneath
James 2:14, word by word
- good is itὄφελοςophelos
benefit, use
Benefit, use, profit.
Where else “ophelos” appears- my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- saysλέγῃlegēi
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legēi” appears- he hasἔχεινechein
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echein” appears- faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- saveσῶσαιsōsai
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōsai” appears
The context
13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 · This verse (above)
15If a brother or a sister is naked and lacking daily food,
To study James 2 in a group
1. What it says
What situation does James describe with the man in the gold ring and the poor man, and what does he say about it (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
James says faith without works is dead (v. 14-17). What example does he use, and what is he trying to show?
3. How I live it
Whom could you treat today with the same attention you would give to someone important?